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Technical specifications, 5 technical specifications – Dell PowerVault MD3420 User Manual

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Technical Specifications

Physical Disks

Physical disks

Up to twelve 3.5 inch or twenty-four 2.5 inch SAS,
nearline SAS physical disks, or SAS SSDs

RAID Controller Modules

RAID controller modules

Two hot-swappable modules with temperature sensors
4GB or 8GB of cache per controller

Provides host-to-controller 12 Gbps SAS connection

Expansion Modules

Dell PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220
expansion enclosures

Each expansion enclosure holds Up to twelve 3.5 inch or
twenty-four 2.5 inch SAS, nearline SAS physical disks, or
SAS SSDs
Redundant path connectivity provides redundant data

paths to each hard drive

NOTE: Support for 192 physical disks is a premium
feature and requires activation.

SAS connectors

Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts
One SAS OUT port for expansion to additional

PowerVault MD1200 or MD1220 expansion enclosure

NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant.

Serial connector (debug port)

One 6-pin mini-DIN connector

NOTE: For technical support use only.

Back-Panel Connectors (Per RAID Controller

Module)

SAS connectors

Four SAS IN ports to connect to hosts

NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant.

NOTE: It is recommended that you use one port.

Serial connector (debug port)

One mini-USB port

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